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day tomorrow. live look at sfo, where passengers have been stranded because of the winter weather across the country. we begin tonight with chief meteorologist jeff rainier i, tracking the cold. >> were certainly have numbers that have been rivaling that off and on throughout the last four, five days. average low, 36 degrees this time of year. 15 degrees colder than we should be setting off a widespread record. freeze warning in effect tonight through tomorrow morning with the worst cold up into the north bay. for napa, marin, also sonoma counties will temperatures will easily range from 21 to 36 degrees. the most critical thing right now is to know that by 10:00 p.m. tonight, temperatures will likely be in the 20s in napa, also santa rosa, down to 27. livermore, 36 and san jose expecting 38. now, this cold weather that's started off way back last week here helped to develop this storm system across the east
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coast. that storm system has now started to lift out, but it produced a lot of problems. take a look at this here across portions of new england, as they have -- commuters have been stranded by this snowstorm causing numerous delays across those airports. now, the ripple effects are being felt here. 32 flights in and out of sfo were canceled this morning. we caught up with a 49ers fan from texas who had to wait a little longer than he wanted to get home. >> a lot of the businesses and schools already closed. everybody called in closed. yeah, it was quite a bit of ice out there. >> had to change my flight from dallas to united to houston. >> at least, of course, they could celebrate with the win while they were at those airports. sfo only says a few out-going flights are canceled this evening, some of the good news at this hour. a look at the east coast. while they're done with the one storm, look across the developing central plains and midwest, another storm is shaping up. that's going to be hitting the
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east coast for tomorrow. so get ready for potentially another round of headaches at the airports where we could see totals upwards of 4 inches from washington, d.c., to parts of new york city. we'll have more coming up in the full forecast and when we're finally done with the cold. >> okay. thanks so much, jeff. the freezing temps are more than a nuisance. it's deadly for those living on the streets. at least five people in the bay area have now lost their lives because of the bitter cold weather and tonight we're learning about another possible victim. this one in hayward. nbc bay area's kris sanchez joins us live from one of the cold weather shelters operating in san jose with what we know about this man and what needs to happen to prevent future deaths. kris? >> reporter: hi there, janelle. the emergency vehicle behind me you see is for an emergency not related to the cold weather, but the coroner in alameda county is investigating whether a man found lifeless in hayward was a victim of hypothermia, as those four victims in santa clara county and the one man in
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dublin. the folks who work with homeless people here in the bay area say this is just one part of what is an affordable housing crisis. each of these flags is a homeless person in san jose. for five years, anita miles was one of them. >> i didn't want to be out there. definitely. i'd never been homeless before, but here i was in my own community, homeless. >> reporter: miles is now an ehc life builders outreach worker going to the homeless where day are to urge them into shelters, deliver supplies and sometimes she says to drape an extra blanket on a sleeping person and make sure they're still breathe. >> you don't want to give up what's keeping you alive and that's your belongings or pets. >> reporter: shelters are hard to come by. there are ten homeless people for every one bed in santa clara county's shelters. that's the short-term solution. the long-term solution is permanent housing which she says benefits the homeless and
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taxpayers, too. >> if we put somebody in housing with a subsidy and services provided by ech, for example, for a year it cost about $16,000. if you leave them outside, it can cost three times as much. >> reporter: there's little funding for affordable housing. san jose, for example, lost $40 million in redevelopment funds, nearly 40% of its federal funds because of sequestration and the inclusionary ordinance is in legal limbo. the city went from 1,000 units of affordable housing per year to fewer than 300. >> we're seeing the largest rent increases in our valley. this is impacting so many individuals. >> reporter: for that reason, the city of san jose is studying the possibility of a housing impact fee to create a new funding source dedicated to affordable housing to benefit not only the homeless, but the entire community. >> i think if we want to see just economic development and growth, we know that employers need housing opportunities for their employees. >> reporter: emergency operations at the cold weather shelters in santa clara county
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will continue through tomorrow where this cold snap is supposed to start to break. but supplies like hats, blankets and socks are running low. as you might imagine. if you'd like to donate because the weather is still cold, you can find out how at nbcbayarea.com. reporting live in san jose, kris sanchez, nbc bay area news. and we want to see what the weather looks like in your neighborhood. check out these pictures viewers sent us today. just go to nbcbayarea.com and in the upper right hand corner of the screen, find a tab that says send pics. now a story you'll see only on nbc bay area. silicon valley schools getting an can f" tonight for the way they're teaching some students. a new study is reconfirming what many parents and educators have been complaining about, that students from needy families and english learners are falling way behind. nbc bay area's damian trujillo is the only tv reporter yet to see the report. he's live at kip hayward academy in east san jose with a look at the troubling results.
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>> reporter: well, jessica, here's a report right here. this is a school that's actually doing something right. nearly three-quarters of the student here graduate from the eighth grade being algebra proficient. the report's authors say other schools no to copy the strategy here and stop using poverty and language as an excuse. they walk into susan oba's class with one thing in mind. college. >> two minutes. go as fast as you can while still getting everything 100% correct. >> reporter: they're learning proportional ratios in the seventh grade prealgebra class. most come from low-income families. half speak english as a second language. if the state test scores are any indication, three out of four of the students will be on the college track. >> we tell students that there's really, you know, no excuse for not meeting the expectations. so if whether that's homework
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completion, being on time for school. >> reporter: but this report just released by the group innovate public schools paints a much different picture for most underprivileged or english language learners in san mateo and santa clara counties. the report examined the california s.t.a.r.t. test results in august and found 70% of low-income students are not algebra proficient by the end of eighth grade. the problem is bigger among english language learners. 86% are not algebra proficient. >> i think it causes a lot of problems for thousands of thousands of kids if they're leaving middle school not proficient in algebra, not likely to be on a college path in high school. >> reporter: matt hammer helped write the report, partially funded by the walton family foundation, a group that's long helped fund and support alternative and charter schools. >> here in this valley that's got incredible economic resources, some of the best jobs in the world here, but if you're
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not going to be getting into college and being successful in college, a lot of the jobs are way out of reach for you. >> ready? go. >> reporter: susan oba says success is not impossible at lower performing schools but changes are needed. she says students, teachers and parents all need to work harder to be part of the solution. >> no, it's not easy, and, you know, we come to school, we, you know, work hard. we work hard on the weekends to really be ready. >> reporter: they put in 8 1/2 hours a day at school here at kip heartwood. their motto, no excuses, no shortcuts. we wanted to hear back today from the superintendent of public schools in santa clara county today. we did. his office called back a short while ago and said the superintendent wants to look at the entire report before he makes any public comments. that would be tomorrow. live in san jose, damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. just into our newsroom, nbc bay area sources say san jose's acting police chief will become the official chief tomorrow. larry escovel has been acting as
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chief since january when chris moore retired. he's been with the san jose police department for 28 years. after-school program aide has been arrested for having a sexual relationship with a young student. the victim is now 14 years old but the relationship started when he was just 12. nbc bay area's cheryl hurd is live with more including reaction from the suspect's mother. >> reporter: i spoke to several members of the suspect's family tonight. they are outrage and told me they knew something like this cowell happen to mia cummings because they say she was having problems with a student, but the alameda county district attorney's office is painting a very different story. they say that she is behind bars facing eight counts of having sex with a minor. >> i never believed it for a second. >> mia is a good person, and she would never hurt anyone. >> reporter: but that's not the picture police and the alameda county district attorney are painting of mia cummings.
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the 29-year-old after-school program assistant at all saints catholic school in hayward has been charged with eight counts of lewd acts with a child under the age of 14. >> he was in the seventh grade and he was in a sexual relationship with an after-school assistant. she's 29 years old now. she was 27 when the relationship began. and he was 12 at the time the relationship began. he's now 14. >> reporter: police claim the relationship went on for two years, including at least five sexual interactions on school grounds. cummings was arrested on november 26th. about a week after the allegations were first reported. >> we were notified by a local hospital who he -- he disclosed to them the allegations. >> reporter: letters were sent home to parents telling them about the arrest and that the school was cooperating in the investigation. we contacted the oakland archdiocese for reaction. we spoke to a representative by
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phone. >> in our investigation internally, we discovered that the proper testing had been done when she was hired in 2005. one element of which is fingerprinting and checking criminal records. >> reporter: brown says cummings passed all of the diocese's requirements. cummings was arraigned on december 2nd. she is right now on paid administrative leave. reporting live in hayward, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. tomorrow the ntsb will hold hearings in washington into the deadly asiana crash in san francisco. the training manager will testify along with representatives from boeing, the faa and the san francisco fire department. asiana airlines flight 214 crash landed at sfo in july killing three teenagers and injuring nearly 200 passengers. nbc bay area's investigative unit is already in d.c. for those hearings.
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we'll have live reports from stephen stock beginning tomorrow morning. ahead at 6:00, a picture of life in captivity. bay area man freed from korea, one thing he agreed to do in order to try to get home. i'm jodi hernandez in sonoma county. a hiker and his children make a gruesome discovery. now investigators have a mystery to solve. i'll have a live report coming up.
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police are investigating a string of car break-ins that happened early this morning. watch. they say the man shown in the surveillance video is is suspected of breaking into three cars betweening ing 5:00 in theg and 7:00 in the morning. one on james court, the other on chadwick. the suspect stole about $1,000 in christmas gifts from one car.
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police are describing him as an african-american man, 20 to 30 years of age. he may have dread locks or long braids. a grisly discovery at a north bay park. a family came across human remains during a weekend hike. the discovery happened in sonoma county at shiloh ranch regional park north of santa rosa. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez joins us live with more. we want to warn you, some viewers may find the images disturbing. jodi? >> reporter: hiker chris cane says he never imagined he and his children would stumble upon something like this. a human skull right here at shiloh park. tonight, people who frequent this park, including chris can, are feeling very unsettled, but they're also hoping that the discovery will lead to some answers and peace for a family. >> it's pretty remote back there. >> reporter: alan haley was stunned to find shiloh ranch park roped off with crime tape and filled with sheriffs deputies when he showed up for his weekly lunchtime hike. >> my initial thought was maybe
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something went on with a mountain lion because we've seen mount b lions back there. >> reporter: turns out chris cane and his children made a gruesome discovery there while hiking yesterday afternoon. a human skull and a tennis shoe located in a creek bed off the trail. >> there was the back of the skull which was face down next to a log surrounded by leaves and approximately two feet from it was a shoe. you know, looked like a man's shoe, but there's no telling. >> it appears it's been here for at least a year. would be my guess. >> reporter: sonoma county sheriffs investigators have been at the scene all day, retrieving more bones and items of clothing. they say there's nothing obvious to indicate what may have happened. >> they've collected a majority of the large bones, but not enough yet to determine who it is, gender o what might have happened. >> reporter: those who frequent the park say the discovery is unsettling and spooky. chris cane says it's something
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he'll never shake. >> that poor person out there has another christmas they don't get to celebrate. you know, it's sad. you know, that was a person. just like you and i are sitting here talking, that person could have been right here, you know? but just took a wrong trail or went off in the woods with the wrong person. >> reporter: now, the human remains have been taken to the coroner's office where they will be examined by a pathologist. investigators are hoping they'll be able to use dental records or, perhaps, dna to identify the person. but it is a process that could take weeks or even longer. reporting live in sonoma county, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jodi. the palo alto man held in captivity in north rea is share what happen to him during his six weeks of detention. merrill newman released a statement saying he had no choice but to confess to alleged war crimes that dated to the korean war when he fought there 60 years ago. newman says the north koreans misinterpreted his curiosity and
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threatened to imprison him for 15 years leading him to confess on video last month. he says he was kept in a hotel room. newman says he purposely read that apology using poor grammar, in the most awkward way to show the north koreans had written it for him and it was not in his own words. newman was detained in october at the end of a ten-day trip to the communist country. he was released and returned home finally on saturday. the number of medical marijuana clinics in san jose could be cut way back under new rules considered by the san jose city council. at tomorrow's meeting council members will debate blocking pot dispensaries within 1,000 feet of schools, daycare centers, parks, libraries and churches. they also would be banned within 100 feet of homes. move would sharply limit where clinics could operate. currently, there are 80 pot clubs or clinics in san jose. medical marijuana supporters say they'll mobilize a petition drive to overturn any new restrictions. today is one of the three busiest shipping days of the
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year. records for monday sales means tens of millions of packages are on their way this holiday season. all the extra shopping and shipping means extra stealing, too. homeowner surveillance cameras around the bay area caught thieves taking packages off front porches. many of the crimes are only reported to the businesses who ship the packages. shipping companies say you should never allow a package to be left unattended. u.p.s. and postal service also offer options for secure delivery. back to our top story. the freeze warning around the bay area. the current stretch of cold weather is causing a record demand for natural gas. pg&e says it's supplying 4.9 million cubic feet of natural gas to customers, double the demand from last week. the utility company is monitoring 7,000 miles of gas transmission lines from this new operation center in san ramon. the center was created as a result of the deadly explosion and fire in san bruno back in 2010.
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>> this facility is designed to shutting gas quickly, to respond to events that may be developing, and to see them and to prevent them from occurring. >> last week, pg&e restarted a controversial pipeline in san carlos over the protest of local officials. utility company said it needed a line to help meet cold weather demand. and it is cold outside. and really cold inside some of the homes, too. i keep telling everybody to put on a sweatshirt inside the house. >> i know. i had, you know, to grab a few extra blankets tonight because, you know, you can only crank down the heater so much. we're going to hit this hard again right now. that is the freeze warning in effect through this evening. also into tomorrow morning. i do think the top coldest zone, no doubt, will be the north bay. that's where temperatures could start in the upper teens to about low and mid 20s from santa rosa to petaluma, including sonoma and napa as well. second coldest location across the bay area will be the east bay. tri valley, livermore, pleasa
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pleasanton, 680 corridor, san ramon, into walnut creek as well. let's get a look right now. what you're going to find are temperatures real close to the 30-degree mark already at 6:2 1. currently averaging 40 in the north bay. san francisco, 49. a real chilly, brisk breeze there. in the south bay, 10 mile and plus visibility. that cold air really helps to condense out any kind of moisture that's in the atmosphere. so you get these excellent clear skies and see tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. across san jose, temperatures in the upper 30s. wear those layers, folks. give that car time to warm up. as we head throughout 1:00 p.m., plenty of sunshine and 53 degrees. let's break apart all of the bay area. again, for tomorrow, we'll show those numbers in low to mid 30s to start in the south bay. for the peninsula, we'll have 34 degrees at 7:00 a.m. by the noon hour, 52 degrees. really the noon hour up until about 2:00 p.m. is going to be the warmest part of your day. temperatures are going to crash once again for tomorrow and see them plummet quite a bit. san francisco, could even have more record-setting lows. expecting an anticipated 38
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degrees. let's get you across the north bay, east bay and tri valley. we'll likely see some of the coldest weather across the tri valley. we'll have 30 degrees at 7:00 a.m. noon hour, 50 degrees. by 5:00 p.m., expecting 46. yes, another round of this coming our way. i think there's going to be relief in the forecast coming by thursday and friday. but up until then you, do want to watch out for the threat here of black ice. three of the top locations would be route 17, skyline drive, also the senol grade. if you do encounter black ice on the roadways, you want to make sure to apply the brake slowly especially around the curves, and it's not a bad idea to check that tire pressure because in colder weather, your tire pressures demand a different air pressure. with at least three more cold nights on the way, it's something you want to watch out for. we'll have more on that cold weather coming up in just a few minutes. >> okay. good tip. thanks, jeff. coming up next, a berkeley man hopes to make the u.s. olympics bobsled team. how he's using his age as an advantage over much younger
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athletes. also sfo under water? could it be? coming up, dire predictions for parts of the bay area and what's being done to turn the tide.
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you may not notice it now but it is happening, what experts say. they say the sea level is rising. scientists say it could have disastrous impact on sfo and the peninsula and the next 85 years sea levels could rise 3 feet, maybe more, causing major flooding in san mateo county. as marianne favro reports, today scientists and legislators took a first step in addressing the problem. >> reporter: staff at sfo are already preparing for the very real possibility that rising sea tides will flood the airport. >> sfo airport would be inundated by the year 2100 if we don't start taking some steps. >> reporter: the steps started today at a special conference in san mateo. the goal is to examine ways to prepare for sea level changes.
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scientists say thanks to climate changes, it's unavoidable. >> that extra heat, and warmer ocean, means the glaciers and the ice sheets in greenland and west antarctica, in particular, are starting to thaw. as they thaw, that ice is going to go into the ocean and it's going to raise sea level. >> reporter: a dramatic rise in sea level from sfo to redwood city is expected by 2050. already signs of significant sea level changes are seen on the peninsula. >> one of the things you're seeing is more frequent flooding, and particularly in the low coastal zones, and when we have peak storms with we're seeing far more inundation in our flood zone areas. >> reporter: some of the steps discussed today include extending the sea washingtwalls could lead to shorter runways causing planes to land at a steeper angle. flooding is a concern further down the peninsula with a potentially huge economic impact. >> we have the entire silicon valley companies located in
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areas that would be flooded. >> reporter: solutions include building levees and more seawalls and constructing homes with pass-throughs, already built on fill dirt in san mateo county. legislators say the solution must be a bay area wide effort and could take years to coordinate but say it's critical to prepare for a future with a much different looking landscape. san mateo county, marianne favro. a change to the works in the way restaurants operate in the bay area. move inspired by an nbc bay area investigation. i'm scott budman. read all about it. coming up, what convinced a group of tech companies to work together. i don't know how it happened. i really done. pushed me. hey, we're here. >> a layover of a different kind. one man wakes up and finds himself locked inside a plane.
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silicon valley rivals working together to fight the government. taking out a full-page ad to get your attention as fight for your data goes to new levels. our business and tech reporter, skut b scott budman has on how this is going to the white house. >> reporter: the ad is an example of a bunch of tech rivals decides to work together.
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at stake, they say, is your privacy as the battle over data fwoesz goeses to areas we haven't seen before. the privacy battle has o couple of new fronts. one is a video game world of war craft where according to documents leaked by edward snowden, nsa agents have been masquerading as trolls to try and find terrorists who might be playing games. two, and much quieter, newspapers. some of the biggest carrying this full-page ad from tech rivals like google, apple, twitter and facebook asking the comes to surveillance. >> what's permissible and not permissible. >> reporter: that's oliver wey of barracuda networks. he said ad or not, we need to make it or business, too. >> basically things you don't
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want on the internet, not to put it there in the first place. wha what's the best way to keep it secret? not tell anybody. >> reporter: robert reich, the former lab sectorarying weighed in on facebook saying the company should protect privacy from themselves and their advertisers. and the video game, tsh. >> i think a lot of times it's when you're playing video games or on facebook, you want to be friendly with everybody but also, once again, have to use common sense to make sure if there's sensitive information not to disclose. you never know who's on the other side. >> reporter: another battleground where common sense is key. >> we reached out to the companies to solicit comment on both the advertisement and the criticism from robert reich, none would participate in this story. send it back to you guys. >> thanks so much, scott. now to an nbc bay area follow-up. anger tonight among some in santa rosa. the deputy who shot and killed a
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teenager goes back to work. deputy gelhaus has been on leave since october when he shot andy lopez after mistaking his bb gun for an assault rifle. instead of being out on patrol, he'll be working behind a desk. the activist group, justice for andy lo pesz is calling for a protest at city hall tomorrow in response to this news. the district attorney is investigating the deadly shooting. san hjose preparing for the city's first gun buyback day in 12 years. the city hasn't hosted a program since 2001. police and prosecutors are asking people to turn any gun in and receive $100 cash. the event is saturday between 9:00 in the morning and 1:00 p.m. at the lady of guadeloupe church. >> we'd like all these weapons to be transported in the trunks of the vehicles unloaded and then we will approach each vehicle, contact the driver, and then we will retrieve the weapon from the vehicle. >> organizers say the buybacks
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help prevent and stop crime. it's also part of the police e department's effort to decrease gang violence. overseas, more than 70 heads of state are expected to attend a memorial in south africa tomorrow for nelson mandela. security extra tight. crews have been working to install bulletproof gas as well as the final touches at a stadium in johannesburg. president obama will lead a handful of world leaders to pay tribute to the former south african president. one of mandela's daughters met well wishers this evening outside her father's home. she gave out candles while hugging some of the thousands who gathered there. >> i mean, like, we're obviously very sad. a small gesture to thank people for all the support, the prayers. this is a difficult time. >> after the memorial, mandela's body will lie in state for three days. his burial will take place sunday where he was born. nbc will broadcast tomorrow's memorial service live right here
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on nbc bay area starting at 1:00 a.m. a man got an unexpected layover on his way to los angeles. we do mean layover. tom wagner boarded a united express flight at louisiana friday and expected to land in houston and board another plane to los angeles. he said he fell asleep and woke up in a dark, empty plane. finding the door locked, he used his cell phone to call his girlfriend who called united and told them what happened. united tried to assure his girlfriend he was no way he was locked in a plane because of the sweeps the crew does. half an hour later, maintenance workers unlocked the door. >> well, where's your badge? i said, dude, i don't work here. i'm a passenger on this airplane. and he says, hold on. hold on. and he didn't believe it. >> wagner says united offered him a $250 voucher and hotel room in houston for the night. company operating the united flight, express jet issued an
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apology and promised to look into the issue. you may not think of the bay area as a hot bed for bobsl bobsledding but three of the 14 u.s. anyone on the national team live here. including chuck berkeley of walnut creek. he's been down this olympic road before, competing in vancouver back in 20 10. now berkeley is on track to compete in sochi, russia. doing it in an unconventional way. at first glance, the california health club in pleasant hill may not look like a place where olympic athletes train. it's no nonsense and far away from the high-tech olympic training centers, but chuck berkeley isn't your ordinary olympian. at 37, he's working harder than some of his younger competitors. and using his age as an advanta advantage. >> strength training, speed work and the things have developed over the last 20 years. >> i consider myself very fortunate to do this at this level, still be competitive, still beat up on some young guys that live there full time. >> reporter: named to the u.s.
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bobsled team in 2007, berkeley competed in the four-man bobsled at the 2010 vancouver olympics. those games, though, ended in heartbreak when his sled flipped. >> the first thing you think is, this is scary. really scary. and painful. then as you come to the realization of what's happening, you realize, oh, this is my olympic games. it's probably over. and it was. >> reporter: berkeley left the sport for a couple of years but then returned last season, ready for redemption. >> it ended prematurely for me, so that's a big reason why i'm coming back. i want a result next to my name. >> reporter: and he's enduring this rigorous training while still working full time and helping to raise his two daughters. >> i miss you guys when i'm gone. >> i'm really proud of him because he's been training a lot and he's been doing it as hard as he can to get the exercise that he would need. >> the final bobsled team for sochi won't be named until
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january but berkeley says he's confident his name will be on the list. he's competing on the world cup circuit and will compete later this week on lake placid in new york. new proof of life on mars? plus -- >> i'm investigative reporter, after we exposed problems with the silicon valley restaurant inspection system, changes are on the way. see how it affects you. good evening. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. light winds in san francisco at 9 miles per hour will lead to freezing temperatures. details who's under the freeze warning and how low it's going to go coming up in a few minutes.
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nasa's rover on mars has reportedly found evidence of a link that could have supported life for millions of years.
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these are images from nasa's website. scientists say the long, thin freshwater lake likely existed 3.7 billion years ago and looked very much like earth's current lakes. there is evidence of several streams running from mountains into the lake. and the rover found elements that would have supported minute life forms like sulfur, nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen and carbon. >> interesting. yes. >> jeff's got his hands full with the weather going on right here. >> yes. >> food negood news for folks. freezing or below freezing for the past six nights. clear skies will lead for a cold tomorrow morning. when is it going to warm up? i have that answer coming up in a few minutes. >> you've got nigh ears, jeff. jim harbaugh has a superstition about his trademark wardrobe. plus the no fun league gets even less fun when it comes to the super bowl. and cold weather got you down? take a trip with us to orlando for the major league baseball winter meetings. we sit down with giants vice
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president bobby evans to discuss the future of the giants. coming up from the xfinity sports desk.
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red, yellow, green. you could start seeing those colors in windows at silicon valley restaurants soon. it's a grading system meant to hold restaurants accountable. and tonight, we have a preview of what customers can expect to see. it comes nearly a year after investigative reporters exposed problems at santa clara county's restaurant inspection systems. jenna joins us now. >> jess, after our investigation, an advisory group was created to address the problem. now after more than a dozen public meetings and months of sessions to discussion grading options, the group met for the last time today before the proposal goes before the board of supervisors. now, here's what you can expect if the plan is approved. you'll see one of these cards in the window of every restaurant in the county. if a restaurant is cited for one major violation or no
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violations, a green pass card will be displayed in the window. restaurants with two or more violations will have to display a yellow conditional pass or possibly a red card. meaning it's closed. you'll find even more information online and it could look something like this. this is the most recent inspection report, as well as a numerical score and whether the restaurant passed or failed those inspections. >> i'm cautiously optimistic. i think that as long as we provide the right level, the right balance between the needs of the public and the success for the operators, i think that it would be -- it will be a very good program. >> and the department of environmental health is also looking at a way to reward restaurants with no major violations over a set period of time. possibly by giving them a food safety award of excellence. now, the department will present this grading system to the board of supervisors early next year. back to you.
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>> thanks, jenna. lucky kids in east san jose got a nice holiday gift from a 49er today. reck niognize him? 60 students went shopping with wide receiver anquan boldin who had a stellar game yesterday against seattle. they each got $100 gift yard to the levi store, a customizing fitting, 49ers sweater and scar. sponsored by the anquan boldin foundation. >> it's a good thing they got those scarves, jeff. >> yes. this weather lately you might need two or three scarves for sure. all right. the worst chill and another new record here this morning. as we had 19 degrees in santa rosa. four out of the past six days we've had record-setting temperatures. when you take a look at it overall in santa rosa, the coldest day ever was 9 degrees on christmas of 1924. we really weren't too far away from that. just the good news here is we're not going to have 9 degrees in the forecast. that is a little bit of positive
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news, but it still is going to be frigid as we head throughout tomorrow. yes, another freeze warning continues for tonight into the morning hours on tuesday for the north bay, east bay, south bay, also for the peninsula. temperatures ranging 21 to 36 degrees. the only spot not in that is san francisco, but it's really just a technical matter. i really think for us, it is still going to be uncomfortably cold there in san francisco as well. so make sure to bundle up and wear layers if you're headed out. right now on the sky camera network, widespread 40s, dropping to 46 for your average in the north bay where we could have patchy ice for tonight. see here across the roads, a lot of traffic this evening. just take it slow. if you are doing any traveling this evening with that potential of some icy slick spots. right now, 49 in san francisco. it's been a lot colder than this time of the night for the past couple of nights, but with winds relatively light right now, only about 5 to 10 miles per hour, i do think that is going to set us up with, again, temperatures that are going to be dropping and quite a bit. let's go ahead and get a look at some of the coldest tomorrow
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morning. 21 in napa. santa rosa, 22. mill valley at 28. san jose at 28. so now let's fast forward things and get to the matter at hand. that is when are we finally going to see this pattern change to give us warmer weather? next two days we still have all of this chilly air moving across california. temperatures will range 22 to 36 degrees. eventually we're going to see that cold air slide 300 to 500 miles off to the east and think that is going to be good enough at this point that it should begin to warm our temperatures up. it's going to be all about this area of high pressure moving in off shore. as that gets closer to california, i think you're going to like what you're going to see on this temperature trend. take, for example, napa. tomorrow morning, starting off with those upper teens, low 20s. by thursday and friday, sure, it will be near the freezing mark but not nearly as frigid as we have been dealing with. there's a warmup coming in the forecast. out of the teens into the low 30s. here's the thing. that area of high pressure that's going to be responsible for warming us up is going to
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produce poor air quality across the bay for the north bay, it will be the worst there for tomorrow and just remember, it's illegal to burn with a spare the air day in effect. moderate air qualities across the east bay peninsula and the south bay. let's get to the microclimate forecast. as we head throughout tuesday. it is going to be chilly, you'll need the jacket, need the layers. at least we'll have widespread sunshine. san jose, 53, palo alto, 52. san francisco, air temperature of 50 but a little bit of wind off the bay and it's going to feel like the 40s yet again. for the north bay, east bay and tri valley, we'll likely see some of the warmest weather in the rebounds here across livermore with 52 degrees. also look for 52 in mill valley and oakland expecting 50 as well. we do want to leave you, again, with this photo. i couldn't not show this again from my weather viewer, karen, in napa. on her jacuzzi, she had enough frost, this is pretty big type. i didn't enlarge the photo. to write baby, it's cold. in napa. so cold on your etch tub, you can etch in baby is cold.
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i was thinking about it, ladies, maybe it isn't too cold. 19 degrees to fire up the jacuzzi and hop in. >> i say start it up. >> thanks, jeff. let's get to sports now and jim kozimor in the comcast sportsnet newsroom. the 49ers had a stellar game yesterday. we're going to talk now about baseball? >> i know. you're right. you know what, can we scratch this? can i just start with the 49ers? heck with this baseball. i'm going to give you baseball and make you wait for some 49ers stuff. we've got all -- i tell you this, we've all got the holiday shopping list we have to do, sometimes the best gifts are the ones you get for yourselves. the giants looking to wrap up a left fielder. here's ahmed fareed at the baseball winter meetings in orlando with more. >> reporter: the giants did a lot of their christmas shopping early with deals with tim lincecum and hunter pence. a lot of fans say they need to go big in left field.
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talking to brian sabian, for chu they'd have to give up a first round draft pick. 14th overall. we talked to bobby evans for the reasons why the giants don't want to do that. >> we've had success with our first-round picks, particularly those taken high in the draft and it's an opportunity for us to capitalize on what should be a very good draft class. picking 14th is an opportunity to refresh this system, and at the same time, we have other options that are in the outfield market that we don't require that we give up the draft pick. it gives us the best of both worlds. keep our draft pick and still hopefully improve our left field situation. >> reporter: as for the team over in the east bay, they've been very active leading up to these winter meetings but talking with their manager, bob melvin, nothing is imminent after day number one. don't be surprised if you hear the name brett anderson thrown around. d.a.s do have depth and in their starting pitching. reporting from the winter meetings in orlando, i'm ahmed fare
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fareed, nbc bay area. more baseball, former a's manager tony la russa among three of baseball's all-time winningest skippers to be elected to the hall of fame. under la russa the a's winning three straight from '88 to '90 and swept the bay bridge series. remember that in 1989. to basketball we go. golden state warriors on the road taking on the bobcats. that's stephan dell curry. steph curry turns it over. ra mo ramon sessions gets the lay-up. it's clay thompson's turn to cough it up. ben gordon at the other end. that is a three, good. warriors lose 115-111. 1-2 on the current road trip. janelle, here's your football. jim harbaugh node for his idiosyncrasies as much as his winning ways. the 49ers coach found a correlation between his footwear and winning. harbaugh has become partial to wearing cleats on the sidelines during games. take a listen. >> the first night, the scuffle
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i was trying to break up in tennessee. had no traction. didn't want to be in that situation again. every time i've worn the cleats, won. so there was a time i was superstitious about not being superstitious, now i'm suddenly superstitious a little bit. >> aren't we all? and if harbaugh's team makes it to the super bowl this year, the fans will have to do all of their tailgating at home. the game's committee ceo has banned tailgating at the february event. how can you do that? no lounge chairs, no grills. just a cold winter in new york. they don't call it a no fun league for nothing, but the 49ers making big strides to go there. janelle, you'll be there i'm sure in the 49ers get to the super bowl. janelle says the heck with you, ceo, she's going to tailgate, right, jajanelle? >> i am a rebel. >> she's a special correspondent. you're not going. she's going instead. >> exactly, janelle. stay up until 2:30 in the
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morning east coast time. >> i can handle it. >> good for you. >> for a full half hour of bay area sports coverage, watch sportsnet central tonight at 10:30. back in a moment.
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tonight at 11:00, is your skin feeling drier and itchier than usual? blame it on the record-breaking cold snap. we're going to check in with a dermatologist about what you can do to protect wrouyourself from cold. jeff ranieri will be tracking the latest freeze warning. let us know if and when things will finally warm up a little bit. designed in honor of miles scott known as bat kid are raking in funds for the make-a-wish foundation.
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the shirts were made by the son of chief greg suhr. make-a-wish foundation transformed san francisco into gotham city last month. he's raised $30,000 through his clothing company, kid monarch company. all righty. that's going to do it for us. thank you for watching. we hope to see you tonight at 11:00. >> good night. see you soon. >> bye-bye.
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